Actor Leonardo Cimino (b.1917) died on March 3 Cimino, who feared his distinctive appearance would work against him as an actor, appeared in Dune, The Seventh Sign, Amityville II: The Possession, Waterworld, and Rappaccini’s Daughter. His acting career was launched when he took a dance class with José Ferrer, who championed him as an actor and frequently arranged for him to be cast in films in which Ferrer was appearing.